First trailer for Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo released Aug 3

The first trailer for "Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo," the third film in the long-running crime franchise, was released on August 3, 2026. The film, directed by prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, will have its world premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival this September.

The new installment is a standalone sequel set in Japan, starring Shun Oguri as a disgraced Tokyo detective whose gambling addiction and corruption pull him into a violent investigation. The plot involves the search for a missing daughter of a powerful American family, portrayed by WWE wrestler Liv Morgan, with Lily James co-starring as an enigmatic FBI agent. A vengeful former yakuza and a mysterious killer further complicate the case. The trailer showcases a neon-soaked, noir aesthetic characteristic of Miike's style.

The film continues the franchise's tradition, established by Abel Ferrara's 1992 original starring Harvey Keitel and Werner Herzog's 2009 quasi-follow-up "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" with Nicolas Cage, of focusing on deeply compromised police officers descending into moral decay. Miike directs from a screenplay by his frequent collaborator Daisuke Tengan.